Report: UFA Jahlil Okafor receiving no interest from NBA teams

Three years ago, that was a legitimate question. Which big man would prove the dominant player in their draft class? Today, one is the All-Star prototype for a modern NBA center, the other is on the verge of washing out.

There’s been little to no market for free agent center Jahlil Okafor.

NBA executive tells me: “There’s a good chance he won’t play in the NBA next season.”

Okafor is 22 years old and the former 3rd overall pick in the 2015 draft.

Okafor had a reasonable rookie season in Philadelphia as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2015 draft, but that success dwindled in a changing league and then utterly collapsed with the Sixers’ addition of Joel Embiid. A fresh start in Brooklyn last season did little to correct course.

Now, a defensive liability and the poster child of an outmoded skill set, Okafor has been thus far unable to garner interest as a free agent in a market that has seen bigs sign for pennies on the dollar. A minimum contract is likely his best shot at staying in the league.

Okafor averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds through 26 games with the Nets in 2017-18, before falling out of the rotation.